baigums

Latvian

Etymology

From baigs (terrible, dreadful) + -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

baigums m (1st declension)

  1. dreadfulness, grimness (the quality or state of that which is terrible, dreadful, grim)
    kara postažas baigumsthe dreadfulness of war desolation
  2. dread, gloomy feelings and fears
    nekur visā apkārtnē nebija manāma ne mazākā dzīvība, un tas viesa zēna sirdī baigumunowhere in the whole neighborhood there was any noticeable living thing, and this caused dread in the boy's heart

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